Maha Cabinet Expansion Updates: Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister

Ashok Chavan, Yashomati Thakur and 8 other Congress leaders to take oath as cabinet ministers

The Congress leaders who are likely to take oath as Maharashtra ministers include Ashok Chavan, Yashomati Thakur, Vijay Vaddetiwar, KC Padavi, Sunil Kedar, Amit Deshmukh, Varsha Gaikwad, Aslam Shaikh, Satej Patil and Vishvajeet Patangrao Kadam. But from these two are expected to be made the ministers of state (MoS).

NCP leader Ajit Pawar to be inducted as Deputy CM

11 Shiv Sena ministers to be inducted in state Cabinet

The Shiv Sena has released list of 11 names which are likely to be inducted in the state Cabinet. Shiv Sena leaders who are likely to take oath as Maharashtra ministers include Anil Parab, Uday Samant, Gulabrao Patil, Shambhuraj Desai, Dada Bhuse, Sanjay Rathod, Abdul Sattar, Rajendra Patil Yadravkar, Shankarrao Gadakh, Bacchu Kadu and Sandeepan Bhumare.

In Pictures: Sneak peak of the swearing in ceremony’s venue

On Monday, (December 30) around 36 ministers -- including those of Cabinet Minister and Minister of State ranks -- are likely to be inducted. The oath-taking ceremony of the Maharashtra Cabinet ministers is likely to begin at 1 pm at Vidhan Bhavan on Monday. Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari will administer the oath to the new team around noon in the Maharashtra Legislature precinct.

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Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister 

Congress' Ashok Chavan takes oath as cabinet minister

NCP's Dilip Walse-Patil takes oath as cabinet minister

Dhananjay Munde (NCP) takes oath as cabinet minister

Congress leader Vijay Vaddetiwar takes oath as cabinet minister

Anil Deshmukh (NCP) takes oath 

Hasan Mushrif (NCP) takes oath

Varsha Gaikwad (Congress) takes oath as cabinet minister

Rajendra Shingane (NCP) takes oath as cabinet minister

Nawab Malik (NCP) takes oath as cabinet minister

Rajesh Tope (NCP) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet 

Sunil Kedar (Congress) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Gulabrao Patil (Shiv Sena) takes oath as cabinet minister

Amit Deshmukh (Congress) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Dada Bhuse (Shiv Sena) takes oath as cabinet minister

NCP's Jitendra Awhad inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Sandeepan Bhumare (Shiv Sena) takes oath as cabinet minister

Balasaheb Patil (NCP) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Yashomati Thakur (Congress) takes oath as cabinet minister

Anil Parab (Shiv Sena) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Uday Samant (Shiv Sena) takes oath as cabinet minister

K.C. Padavi (Congress) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Shankarrao Gadakh (Shiv Sena) takes oath as cabinet minister

Aslam Shaikh (Congress) inducted into Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet

Aaditya Thackeray (Shiv Sena) takes oath as cabinet minister

Abdul Sattar (Shiv Sena) takes oath as minister of state

Satej Patil (Congress) takes oath as minister of state

Shambhuraj Desai (Shiv Sena) takes oath as minister of state

Bacchu Kadu (Shiv Sena) takes oath as minister of state

Dattatray Bharne (NCP) takes oath as minister of state

Aditi Tatkare (NCP) takes oath as minister of state

Prajakt Tanpure (NCP) takes oath as minister of state

Rajendra Patil Yadravkar (Shiv Sena) takes oath as minister of state